African-American women with advanced breast cancer often forego vital treatment
Friday, May 22, 2009 - 10:14
in Health & Medicine
A new study finds that nearly one in four African American women with late stage breast cancer refused chemotherapy and radiation therapy, potentially life saving therapies. Published in the 1 July 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that more efforts are needed to ensure that all women with breast cancer receive appropriate care...